Need a new shop for woodworking, hobbies, crafts or vehicle repair? Here are some good quality plans that you're welcome to use for free. You'll also find inspiration from historic designs of yesterday's blacksmith shops, cobbler shops and cooper works.  The plans are all downloadable, so you can start your project right away.

Free Workshop Plans: Download Plans for Expandable Garages and Workshops with Storage Lofts  Download plans for some attractive garages and workshops today. Build a one, two or three bay garage/workshop now and expand it as your needs grow. Or, create just the layout you need now with pre-designed add-on garages, workshops or storage sheds. Have a new woodwork shop, hobby shop, studio, vehicle restoration workshop or home office with free drawings and material lists that you can download right now.

Workshop Plans from Free-ProjectPlans.com  Beautiful designs for small buildings and do-it-yourself projects as free instant-download plans. You'll find free plans for sheds, barns, cabanas, pergolas, a garage, a combination garage and workshop, decks, an attractive easy-to-build gazebo, a great little cabin, a picnic table and other backyard building projects. New plans are being added all of the time.

The Back Home Newsletter  Get reviews and links to free building plans and woodwork projects from a variety of sources. You'll also read about inexpensive blueprints, do-it-yourself kits and easy-to-use design/build software. Most importantly, you'll find buildings and projects that are simple and inexpensive to build and to maintain. If you're planning to build any type of workshop, barn, garage, outbuilding or shed, sign up for your free subscription. You'll enjoy fresh designs and design ideas that will help you create just the building you need. 

Pole Barn Plans from the Canada Plan Service  Practical all-purpose pole barns in 30', 40', 50' and 60' widths, high side walls, truss roofs and a variety of lengths.

Gambrel Roof Barn Plans from the Canada Plan Service  This ten page plan set for three different gambrel roof barn designs: 24' wide, 30' wide and 38' wide. These attractive all-purpose buildings have storage lofts and can be built at a variety of lengths. These plans are a great primer on how to build a sturdy and durable gable roof.

Workshop Designs from the Historic American Building Survey  These work buildings, which span three centuries, are samples of the hundreds of designs that have been preserved through the HABS. You can view photos and measured drawings of floor plans, exterior elevations and construction details.

Farmstead Outbuilding Designs from North Dakota State University Agricultural Extension Service  Get great ideas from free design plans and building details for useful small farm buildings: farm stands, smoke houses, chicken coops and much more.

Wagon Barns from the Historic American Building Survey  Wagon barns were all purpose storage buildings usually located close to yesterday's houses. They sheltered carriages, work wagons, horses, fire wood, workshops, tools and just about anything else. They were the eighteenth and nineteenth century equals of today's garages.

Building Plans for a Timber-Frame Shed or Workshop from Black and Decker  This 8'x10' shed has the same rough-sawn timbers and basic design used in traditional timber-framing, but with joints that are easy to make.

Barn Plans and Farm Building Plans from The University of Tennessee Extension Service  Free, instant download design plans for dozens of horse barns, pole barns, storage sheds, small animal shelters, greenhouses and equipment sheds.

Free Workshop Furniture Building Plans from Amateur Woodworker Magazine  Amateur Woodworker stands out as the only magazine that is aimed at amateurs, not professional, woodworkers. They offer an archive of easy-to-build woodworking plans.

Workshop and Two-Bay Carport Design from Chandler Design Build This beautiful and practical pole-frame structure has parking for two vehicles under a wide hip roof. A 12'x20' enclosed project room opens from the carport. It's perfect for use as a workshop, garden shed, backyard studio or storage room. A small loft adds a high-and-dry spot for more storage.

Workshop Furniture Projects - Free Plans from Popular Woodworking Magazine  Popular Woodworking Magazines offers some of the best quality free woodworking plans you'll ever find. Step-by-step articles from their back issues and books, prepared by experts, are accompanied by clear photos. Among the dozens of free project plans you'll find a great selection of furniture, storage units, jigs and accessory projects for your workshop.